How to break down silos with internal scouting excursionsIt’s a vicious circle. Workplace silos hinder interaction with other groups and individual colleagues; therefore information isn’t exchanged, and ideas wither. That paucity of creative thinking puts a steep premium on innovative thoughts, so people become loath to reveal them to others, and the silo walls get thicker—and the thinking gets even narrower. What if, instead, you created a vibrant circle? Envision an exuberant network of colleagues who, because of their discrete areas of expertise—not despit...